Flashcards: Cajunisms "Contrast"
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Created by:
theangler 
on November 27, 2009
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These phrases are from Rev. Daigle's Cajun Self-Taught. I'll give the English and the Cajun French pair here. This unit will show you some differences between Int'l French and its Cajun variant.
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French | English |
|---|---|
 Combien souvent? | How often? |
| Où t'es parti? | Where are you going? |
| Quoi tu fais? | What are you doing? |
| Quoi c'est ça? | What is this? |
| T'es tout trempe. (trempé) | You are all wet. |
| Monte moi lé. | Show it to me. |
| Tu sais? (sai) | Do you know? |
| Tout d'un coup. | All of a sudden. |
| Va doucement. | Go slowly. |
| Bétôt, bien vite. | Soon, right away. |
| Où il est? | Where is it? |
| Quoi t'es après lire? | What are you reading? |
| Quoi tu veux? (veu) | What do you want? |
| Quoi c'est ton nom? | What is your name? |
| J'l'ai à peine vu. | I hardly saw him. (lit. I him have hardly seen.) |
| J'l'ai pas vu du tout. | I did not see him at all. |
| Qui t'a vu? | Who did you see? |
| Y en a pu. | There is no more. |
| On a été la. | We went there. |
| Ça sera facile. (s'ra) | It will be easy. |
| Il est après écrire. | He is writing. |
| Il reste à Baton Rouge. | He lives in Baton Rouge. |
| J'ai pu d'argent. | I have no more money. |
| C'est probable. | It is probable. |
| C'est drôle. | It is strange. |
| Ça suffit. (suffi) | It suffices. (That's plenty.) |
| Ça se peut. (s'peut) | It could be. |
| C'est possible. | It is possible. |
| J'ai un bon job. | I have a good job. |
| J'ai trop d'ouvrage. | I have too much work. |
| Il a ramené mon livre. (ram'né) | He returned my book. |
| monter à dame | to ride side saddle |
| Jean a de la peau morte. (d'la) | John has dandruff. |
| La porte est barrée. | The door is locked. |
| Il m'a montré à lire. | He taught me to read. |
| Quelle heure il est? | What time is it? |
| babiller | to scold |
| l'autre côté (bord) | on the other side |
| Il menti. | He lies. (falsehoods) |
| Quoi t'a dit? | What did you say? |
| Quoi ça dit? (Qui ça dit?) | What's up? (lit. What's that you say?) |
| Il parle l'anglais? | Does he speak English? |
| Jean a été à Houma? | Did John go to Houma? |
| On est en train de partir. (d'partir) | We are about (fixin') to leave. |
| Jean est mort l'année passée. | John died last year. |
| Il gagne un piastre par heure. | He earns one dollar per hour. |
| J'ai vu des jolies fleurs. | I saw some pretty flowers. |
| La maison a cinq chambres. | The house has five rooms. |
| J'ai une grande chambre à coucher. | I have a large bedroom. |
| Couche toi plus de bonne heure. (d'bonne) | Go to bed earlier. |